Alireza Karimi Moghaddam is a cartoonist and illustrator. He is the creator of Van Gogh's fantasy character. He was born in 1975 in Iran. He has a master's degree in graphic design. Alireza Karimi Moghaddam is a lecturer in graphic design at the Faculty of Art and Architecture of Azad University. He currently lives in Lisbon.
He says: As a teenager, I fell in love with Van Gogh's life story and paintings.
His style, colors, and lifestyle inspired me. I followed almost all the books and movies that have been made about Van Gogh, and I immersed myself in the love of his life. For me, Van Gogh is not only a painter and a genius artist but a way of life. He is not a frustrated and distressed model but a symbol of love, humanity, and altruism.
I understand and propagate it from a different perspective, and on the contrary to a prevailing traditional view, I would like a different Van Gogh to be a Van Gogh for everyone. My cartoons show that Van Gogh's life was all about beauty and love. It might have had a bitter ending, but it was inspiring for the future.
